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Mesas, buttes, and similar landforms are created by deposition and erosion; they are not the remains of ancient trees
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Several types of flat-topped landforms, such as buttes and mesas, are the remains of giant ancient trees.
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Source: TikTok, 2024-03-04 -
MisleadingSenator Sanders' claim that climate change is making tornadoes worse isn't supported by published research
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The science is clear, climate change is making extreme weather events, including tornadoes, worse.
Source: Facebook, Bernie Sanders, 2019-03-04 -
We are not heading towards a "mini ice age", contrary to claims in some media
…27th article at Space Weather Archive, in which NASA scientist Martin Mlynczak discusses the influence of current low solar activity on the Earth’s thermosphere—a layer of the atmosphere that begins…
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IncorrectHAARP cannot produce the colorful auroras seen around the world; their power pales in comparison to geomagnetic storms
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October 2024 auroras were caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-11 -
AccurateHeat waves in the U.S. have already become more frequent and intense due to global warming
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the U.S. is shattering high temperature records far more frequently than it is shattering low temperature records
Source: The Washington Post, Chris Mooney, 2016-07-21 -
InaccurateThe strands of cloud seen behind aeroplanes are trails of condensed water known as contrails, they are not chemtrails as some believe
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Chemtrails contain toxic substances such as barium salts that are 10 thousand times more toxic to your nervous system than lead
Source: Facebook, William Deagle, 2023-03-18 -
-1.5Very lowUSA Today op-ed ignores evidence to claim climate change had no role in Hurricane Florence
…to natural weather patterns”. But the author provides no evidence for this argument and ignores recent research providing clear evidence that 1) storms are slowing down in observations, and 2)…
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-1LowArticle by Michael Shellenberger mixes accurate and inaccurate claims in support of a misleading and overly simplistic argumentation about climate change
…of peer-reviewed scientific research identifies numerous ways that climate change is increasing the likelihood and intensity of various extreme weather events, exacerbating coastal flooding, and destroying ecological systems[1,2,6,18,19]. “Humans are…
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IncorrectLow solar activity has little effect on Earth’s climate, contrary to claim in The Sun
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"The sun has gone into ‘lockdown’ which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, say scientists"
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IncorrectClaims of a coming 30-year "mini ice age" are not supported by science
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Earth about to enter 30-YEAR ‘Mini Ice Age’
Source: Express, The Sun, Harry Pettit, Sean Martin, 2020-02-02